facade

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  1. the face or front of a building
  2. a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant

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  • No one, not even Wilfred, she thought, knew that behind the facade was a slightly frightened girl who ached with eagerness to mix freely with those grand and glittering people, but who did not know quite how it was to be done.
  • But behind this facade is another China, one that places its economic development and energy needs over its human rights responsibilities. —  Human Rights First - Media Alerts
  • The name was six inches long by one inch tall and was found "on the northeast quarter of the sculpture on the outside facade, about 3 feet off the ground." —  Chicagoist
  • The scrawl read "Peters" or "Peter S" and was found on the northeast quarter of the sculpture on the outside facade, about 3 feet off the ground. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • This facade was left intact as the rest of the church was rebuilt, leaving the Chartres Cathedral today with both the Romanesque and Gothic styles of architecture in different parts of the same church! —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
 

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